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PLOMB TOXIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lead(II) azide
1, record 1, English, lead%28II%29%20azide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lead azide 2, record 1, English, lead%20azide
former designation, avoid
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An initiating explosive which appears under the form of colorless, very unstable, sensitive needles, is derived by reaction of sodium azide with a lead salt (lead acetate or lead nitrate), presents a severe explosion risk, detonates at 350°C, is highly toxic, and is used as a primary detonating agent for high explosives. 3, record 1, English, - lead%28II%29%20azide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: N6Pb or PbN6 or Pb(N3)2 3, record 1, English, - lead%28II%29%20azide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- azoture de plomb(II)
1, record 1, French, azoture%20de%20plomb%28II%29
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- azoture de plomb 2, record 1, French, azoture%20de%20plomb
former designation, avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Explosif d’amorçage se présentant sous la forme d’aiguilles incolores très sensibles, fabriqué par double décomposition entre solutions de nitrate de plomb et d’azoture de sodium, toxique, utilisé dans les explosifs détonants. 3, record 1, French, - azoture%20de%20plomb%28II%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : N6Pb ou PbN6 ou Pb(N3)2, 3, record 1, French, - azoture%20de%20plomb%28II%29
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Explosivos y fuegos de artificio (Industrias)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- azida de plomo
1, record 1, Spanish, azida%20de%20plomo
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la azida de plomo se embarca inmersa en agua para disminuir su sensibilidad; se emplea como detonador de potentes explosivos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - azida%20de%20plomo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La azida de plomo, el fulminato de mercurio y otros explosivos primarios detonan fácilmente a la llama, por fricción, percusión o golpes ligeros. 3, record 1, Spanish, - azida%20de%20plomo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
p.m., 291,3. Agujas incoloras que hacen explosión a 350°. Debe ser manejada con mucho cuidado; se usa en explosivos. 4, record 1, Spanish, - azida%20de%20plomo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química : N6Pb o PbN6 o Pb(N3)2 5, record 1, Spanish, - azida%20de%20plomo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lead diacetate
1, record 2, English, lead%20diacetate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sugar of lead 2, record 2, English, sugar%20of%20lead
correct
- salt of Saturn 1, record 2, English, salt%20of%20Saturn
correct
- lead(2+) acetate 1, record 2, English, lead%282%2B%29%20acetate
correct
- lead(II) acetate 1, record 2, English, lead%28II%29%20acetate
correct
- dibasic lead acetate 1, record 2, English, dibasic%20lead%20acetate
avoid
- lead acetate 3, record 2, English, lead%20acetate
former designation, avoid
- lead dibasic acetate 1, record 2, English, lead%20dibasic%20acetate
avoid
- plumbous acetate 1, record 2, English, plumbous%20acetate
avoid
- 301-04-2 4, record 2, English, 301%2D04%2D2
CAS number
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A poisonous soluble salt of lead and acetic acid ... which appears under the form of white crystals or flakes (commercial grades being frequently brown or gray lumps) with a sweetish taste and is used in dyeing of textiles, waterproofing, varnishes, lead driers, chrome pigments, gold cyanidation, insecticides, antifouling paints, as an analytic reagent and a hair dye. 5, record 2, English, - lead%20diacetate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lead acetate: obsolete form; part of the Ingredient Disclosure List of the Hazardous Products Act (Registration SOR/88-64, December 31, 1987). 6, record 2, English, - lead%20diacetate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Also known under the following commercial designations: RCRA waste number U144; UN 1616. 6, record 2, English, - lead%20diacetate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: C4H6O4·Pb or Pb(C2H3O2)2 6, record 2, English, - lead%20diacetate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- diacétate de plomb
1, record 2, French, diac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sel de Saturne 1, record 2, French, sel%20de%20Saturne
correct, masculine noun
- acétate de plomb(2+) 1, record 2, French, ac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb%282%2B%29
correct, masculine noun
- acétate de plomb(II) 1, record 2, French, ac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb%28II%29
correct, masculine noun
- acétate de plomb 2, record 2, French, ac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb
former designation, avoid, masculine noun
- 301-04-2 3, record 2, French, 301%2D04%2D2
CAS number
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sel de plomb et d’acide acétique, toxique, se présentant sous la forme de cristaux blancs ou de paillettes, au goût sucré, utilisé pour la teinture des textiles et des cheveux, les vernis, les pigments de chrome, la cyanurisation de l'or, les insecticides, les peintures antisalissures et comme réactif analytique et agent imperméabilisant. 4, record 2, French, - diac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acétate de plomb : forme vieillie; fait partie de la Liste de divulgation des ingrédients de la Loi sur les produits dangereux (du Canada; enr. DORS s/88-64, 31 déc. 1987). 1, record 2, French, - diac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : C4H6O4·Pb ou Pb(C2H3O2)2 4, record 2, French, - diac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- acetato de plomo
1, record 2, Spanish, acetato%20de%20plomo
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cristales o copos blancos. Absorbe dióxido de carbono y se vuelve insoluble en agua al exponerlo al aire. Ligeramente soluble en alcohol, soluble en glicerina. Combustible. Muy tóxico. 2, record 2, Spanish, - acetato%20de%20plomo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química : C4H6O4·Pb o Pb(C2H3O2)2 3, record 2, Spanish, - acetato%20de%20plomo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-01-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
- Gasoline Motors
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tetraethyl lead
1, record 3, English, tetraethyl%20lead
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- TEL 2, record 3, English, TEL
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tetraethyllead 3, record 3, English, tetraethyllead
correct
- TEL 2, record 3, English, TEL
correct
- TEL 2, record 3, English, TEL
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A heavy oily poisonous liquid compound ... that is insoluble in water but soluble in gasoline and other organic solvents, that is made usually by the action of ethyl chloride on a sodium-lead alloy, and that is used as an antiknock agent. 4, record 3, English, - tetraethyl%20lead
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: Pb(C2H5)4 5, record 3, English, - tetraethyl%20lead
Record 3, Key term(s)
- T.E.L.
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
- Moteurs à essence
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plomb tétraéthyle
1, record 3, French, plomb%20t%C3%A9tra%C3%A9thyle
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- plomb-tétraéthyle 3, record 3, French, plomb%2Dt%C3%A9tra%C3%A9thyle
correct, masculine noun
- tétraéthyl plomb 4, record 3, French, t%C3%A9tra%C3%A9thyl%20plomb
correct, masculine noun
- tétra-éthyl plomb 5, record 3, French, t%C3%A9tra%2D%C3%A9thyl%20plomb
correct, masculine noun
- tétra-éthylplomb 6, record 3, French, t%C3%A9tra%2D%C3%A9thylplomb
correct, masculine noun
- T.E.L. 6, record 3, French, T%2EE%2EL%2E
correct, masculine noun
- T.E.L. 6, record 3, French, T%2EE%2EL%2E
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le plomb tétraéthyle [...] corps très toxique, utilisé universellement comme antidétonant dans les moteurs à explosion, est un produit industriel de gros tonnage; on indique qu'aux États-Unis, cet usage correspond à plus de 10% de la consommation totale du plomb. On connaît plus d’un millier de dérivés organométalliques du plomb. On peut partir d’un composé organomagnésien et le traiter par le tétrachlorure ou le bichlorure de plomb. 1, record 3, French, - plomb%20t%C3%A9tra%C3%A9thyle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : Pb(C2H5)4, 7, record 3, French, - plomb%20t%C3%A9tra%C3%A9thyle
Record 3, Key term(s)
- tétraéthyle de plomb
- (C2H5)4 Pb
- (C2H5)4Pb
- P.T.E.
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Toxicology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- toxicant 1, record 4, English, toxicant
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Foods with naturally occurring toxicant generally are not used extensively. 1, record 4, English, - toxicant
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Toxicologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- substance toxique
1, record 4, French, substance%20toxique
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enfin, des accidents sont encore produits par des aliments auxquels une substance toxique telle que l'arsenic ou le plomb se trouve mélangée par inattention ou méprise. 1, record 4, French, - substance%20toxique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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